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persuade_v faith_n what_o ever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n and_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o one_o that_o be_v in_o a_o justify_v state_n or_o one_o that_o have_v justify_v faith_n yet_o not_o to_o do_v a_o thing_n with_o a_o persuade_a faith_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v sin_n to_o he_o that_o be_v one_o thing_n second_o the_o aim_n or_o the_o end_n of_o the_o work_n must_v be_v good_a and_o among_o all_o end_n that_o be_v good_a the_o chief_a and_o that_o which_o can_v never_o be_v leave_v out_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n matth._n 5._o 16._o let_v your_o light_n so_o shine_v before_o man_n that_o they_o see_v your_o good_a work_n your_o work_n of_o love_n may_v glorify_v your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n not_o glorify_v yourself_o not_o set_v up_o self_n it_o be_v the_o set_v up_o of_o self_n or_o the_o make_n self_n the_o end_n which_o corrupt_v and_o poison_v all_o those_o material_o good_a very_o good_a action_n of_o the_o pharisee_n even_o their_o alm_n give_v 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to_o the_o pharisee_n matth._n 12._o 34._o o_o generation_n of_o viper_n how_o can_v you_o be_v evil_a speak_v good_a thing_n they_o may_v possible_o speak_v good_a for_o the_o matter_n bad_a man_n will_v often_o tip_v their_o tongue_n with_o good_a word_n and_o appear_v chrysostom_n golden_a mouth_v speaker_n when_o their_o heart_n be_v nothing_o but_o brass_n and_o dross_n but_o usual_o evil_a man_n speak_v evil_a that_o which_o be_v evil_a for_o the_o matter_n their_o throat_n be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n the_o poison_n of_o asp_n be_v under_o their_o lip_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v quote_v it_o from_o the_o psalm_n in_o rom._n 3._o 13._o and_o as_o they_o usual_o and_o natural_o for_o that_o be_v their_o natural_a language_n speak_v evil_a so_o they_o always_o mar_v the_o good_a they_o speak_v either_o by_o their_o ill_a manner_n of_o speak_v it_o or_o by_o their_o ill_a meaning_n in_o speak_v it_o as_o the_o devil_n when_o he_o make_v a_o confession_n of_o christ_n and_o say_v 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a_o bad_a man_n and_o his_o heart_n never_o keep_v pace_n with_o his_o tongue_n thus_o you_o see_v christ_n say_v evil_a man_n can_v speak_v that_o which_o be_v good_a they_o can_v speak_v to_o the_o purpose_n full_o now_o as_o they_o that_o be_v evil_a can_v speak_v so_o neither_o can_v they_o do_v good_a thing_n answerable_a to_o the_o rule_n or_o please_v unto_o god_n i_o do_v not_o say_v they_o can_v do_v good_a thing_n but_o they_o can_v do_v good_a thing_n answerable_a to_o the_o rule_n or_o please_v unto_o god_n and_o that_o be_v the_o apostle_n conclusion_n rom._n 8._o 8._o after_o a_o further_a discourse_n he_o come_v
therefore_o of_o the_o spirit_n can_v purge_v it_o out_o the_o fire_n of_o affliction_n will_v not_o purge_v out_o the_o impurity_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o fire_n of_o hell_n will_v not_o fetch_v out_o the_o dross_n that_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o damn_a nothing_o but_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n nothing_o but_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n meritorious_o the_o spirit_n efficient_o and_o efficacious_o and_o then_o three_o the_o heart_n remake_v pure_a be_v so_o make_v instrumental_o by_o the_o word_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v pure_a it_o be_v as_o silver_n purify_v in_o the_o fire_n seven_o time_n and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v a_o purifier_n instrumental_o and_o the_o usual_a way_n by_o which_o the_o heart_n be_v remake_v pure_a be_v by_o the_o word_n christ_n say_v john_n 15._o 3._o you_o be_v clean_o how_o through_o the_o word_n that_o i_o have_v speak_v and_o in_o general_a the_o apostle_n in_o ephes_n 5._o 22_o 26._o say_v that_o jesus_n christ_n do_v sanctify_v and_o cleanse_v his_o church_n with_o the_o wash_n of_o water_n by_o the_o word_n with_o the_o wash_n of_o water_n that_o be_v with_o the_o spirit_n but_o what_o be_v the_o instrument_n by_o the_o word_n this_o way_n be_v purity_n of_o heart_n common_o and_o usual_o wrought_v by_o the_o word_n and_o four_o the_o heart_n be_v make_v pure_a applicatory_o by_o faith_n act_v 15._o 9_o he_o put_v no_o difference_n between_o we_o and_o they_o say_v the_o apostle_n that_o be_v between_o jew_n and_o gentile_n have_v purify_v their_o heart_n by_o faith_n god_n work_v faith_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o then_o faith_n purify_v the_o heart_n by_o apply_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o receive_v the_o spirit_n and_o by_o work_v the_o soul_n to_o a_o submission_n to_o the_o holy_a word_n and_o will_n of_o god_n so_o that_o thus_o in_o these_o way_n the_o heart_n be_v remake_v pure_a and_o of_o this_o remake_v pure_a heart_n it_o be_v 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